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Bookmark or Share- Henry Clay - WikipediaFor his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Great Triumvirate" of Congressmen, alongside fellow Whig Daniel Webster and Democrat John C. Calhoun. Clay was born in Virginia, in 1777, and began his legal career in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1797.
- Henry Clay | American Statesman & Political Leader | BritannicaClay was an unsuccessful candidate for president in three general elections, running first in 1824, then as a National Republican (1832), and finally as a Whig (1844). Clay was born on a modest farm in Virginia during the American Revolution. He was the fourth of five surviving siblings.
- Henry Clay’s 10 Most Significant Accomplishments – Henry Clay - AshlandHenry Clay was “The Great Compromiser.” As a statesman for the Union, his skills of negotiation and compromise proved invaluable in helping to hold the country together for the first half of the 19th century. His compromises quelled regionalism and balanced states’ rights and national interests.
- What Was the Great Compromise of 1787? - ThoughtCoWhen Roger Sherman proposed the Great Compromise, Benjamin Franklin agreed that each state should have an equal vote in the Senate in all matters—except those involving revenue and spending. Over the Fourth of July holiday, delegates worked out a compromise plan that sidetracked Franklin’s proposal.
- Henry Clay - American Battlefield Trust“The Great Compromiser” passed away in Washington D.C. on June 29, 1852, from tuberculosis. His death marked the end of the spirit of compromise in antebellum American politics as the 1850s served to be the most contentious decade prior to the Civil War which was wrought with stark sectional tensions.
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